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NY-19: U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado calls for Trump's impeachment
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-Rhinebeck, believes President Donald Trump should be impeached for his behavior toward Ukraine.
The first-term congressman announced his position Tuesday morning and joins a rapidly growing list of Democrats who support impeachment or an impeachment inquiry. At least eight other Democratic senators or representatives have publicly backed the idea in the last 24 hours. Many more have said they are weighing the proposition.
"The first responsibility of the president of the United States is to keep our country safe, but it has become clear that our president has placed his personal interests above the national security of our nation," Delgado said in a statement. "The president has admitted to soliciting the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival. This, by itself, is an impeachable offense."
...Delgado's decision drew immediate criticism from national Republican groups who are widely attacking the wave of Democrats now urging impeachment. Delgado represents a district that is now rated a political tossup.
"In a district President Trump won by more than 6 points, Antonio Delgado's decision to pursue impeachment will be a political death sentence," said Michael McAdams, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Delgado-calls-for-impeaching-Trump-14463486.php
The first-term congressman announced his position Tuesday morning and joins a rapidly growing list of Democrats who support impeachment or an impeachment inquiry. At least eight other Democratic senators or representatives have publicly backed the idea in the last 24 hours. Many more have said they are weighing the proposition.
"The first responsibility of the president of the United States is to keep our country safe, but it has become clear that our president has placed his personal interests above the national security of our nation," Delgado said in a statement. "The president has admitted to soliciting the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival. This, by itself, is an impeachable offense."
...Delgado's decision drew immediate criticism from national Republican groups who are widely attacking the wave of Democrats now urging impeachment. Delgado represents a district that is now rated a political tossup.
"In a district President Trump won by more than 6 points, Antonio Delgado's decision to pursue impeachment will be a political death sentence," said Michael McAdams, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Delgado-calls-for-impeaching-Trump-14463486.php
Good for Delgado. If you know that district he had his reasons for holding out.
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I keep wishing we had him instead of Elise Stefanik, who is not on board, no surprise, guess she needs to check with Paul Ryan. I'm close enough that I saw his campaign ads before the election and was elated when he won! 